Mirabella (plant)

{{Short description|Genus of cacti}}

{{Use dmy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=December 2021}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Cereus estevesii.jpg

|image_caption = Mirabella estevesii

|taxon = Mirabella

|authority = F.Ritter

|synonyms = Cereus subg. Mirabella (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor

|synonyms_ref =

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text.

|type_species =Mirabella albicaulis

}}

Mirabella is a former genus of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Brazil. The genus was erected by Friedrich Ritter in 1979. It has been reclassified as the subgenus Mirabella of the genus Cereus. This taxonomic change is excepted by the Plants of the World Online.

Former Species

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ImageNameDistribution
120pxMirabella albicaulis (Britton & Rose) F.RitterNortheast and Southeast Brazil.
Mirabella alex-bragae (P.J.Braun & Esteves) GuiggiGoias
120pxMirabella estevesii (P.J.Braun) GuiggiMinas Gerais, Brazil.
120pxMirabella minensis F.RitterBrazil.

References

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{{citation |title=Mirabella F.Ritter|work=The International Plant Names Index |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=892979-1 |accessdate=2021-12-15}}

{{citation |title=Mirabella F.Ritter |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:892979-1 |accessdate=2021-12-15}}

{{citation |title=Mirabella F. Ritter |website=Tropicos |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |url=https://tropicos.org/name/40038224 |access-date=2021-12-15}}

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Category:Cacti of South America

Category:Flora of Brazil